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Gladwin DDA authorizes up to $3,000 for downtown Christmas lights experiment
Summary
The Gladwin Downtown Development Authority approved spending up to $3,000—$2,000 for lights and $1,000 for installation—to try flood lighting on downtown trees after the City Manager reported a high vendor quote from Shine.
The Gladwin Downtown Development Authority voted to spend up to $3,000 on downtown Christmas lighting at its Nov. 12 meeting.
City Manager Kimberly Hines reported receiving a high quote from a vendor called Shine and said the board will experiment with using flood lights on trees downtown. Cristy Gutierrez moved, and Joe Myers supported, a motion to allocate $2,000 for lights and $1,000 for labor installing them; the motion passed with all ayes.
Board members emphasized that the plan is experimental and noted past community funding for holiday lights. The item was recorded with no public comment and no amendment to the dollar amounts during discussion.
